Bloom 1.5.39

by razahussain · September 6, 2026

Bloom 1.5.39 for Mac

A multi-pane file manager: press ⌘⇧⏎ from almost any app to summon a path panel and live folder search instead of digging through Finder sidebars.

Go-to navigation and scoped search
From the desktop or inside Bloom, ⌘⇧⏎ opens the go-to panel where you type a path, pick a favorite, or run a keyword search across configured roots. Tab inside a Bloom window opens the same panel, so nested folders rarely need repeated sidebar clicks. ⌘F starts live search in the current directory; results refresh as the file system changes, and ⌘R forces a rescan when you want a clean index. The vendor positions keyword search as fast enough for large home-folder trees, which matters when you are hunting assets across project folders rather than browsing one tree at a time.

Pane layouts, Portal, and workspaces
Standard windows support dual- or quad-pane browsing with sync mode: select a folder on one side and its contents appear on the other without extra navigation. Portal mode strips chrome down to a compact floating panel you can pin on top or dock to a screen edge—handy as a drop zone or quick access to a working directory. Workspaces save pane arrangements and can carry custom icons in recent builds. Column view can widen name columns automatically, and accent themes tint the interface beyond Finder’s default gray chrome.

Rename batches, archives, and cloud volumes
Advanced rename covers add, replace, insert, and regex batches when cleaning downloads or photo sets. Tags can be edited from a panel popover, though reading all system tags typically requires granting Full Disk Access under Privacy & Security. iCloud Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive folders browse with a native feel; sidebar volumes can be ejected from context menus. ZIP and similar archives open in the inspector without extracting—text, image, and PDF entries under 10MB can preview with Space or a double-click. Enhanced Text Preview can show formatted text inside the inspector; build 1.5.39 adds a setting to skip the content-type check when that preview misreads a file. A folder treemap scan shows disk usage, queued tasks report copy progress, and Footprints logs operations you can revert.

Trial length and system integration limits
Bloom fits developers, editors, and anyone who spends hours moving assets between project trees—it is not a system-level Finder replacement, and Reveal-in-Finder defaults still need manual setup if you want Bloom as the primary reveal target. The vendor sells a one-time $16 license with a seven-day trial and free updates; the user guide documents a three-Mac activation limit with deactivate steps when you change hardware. macOS 14.0 or later is required on Apple Silicon or Intel. If you only open Downloads occasionally, built-in Finder may be enough; if you juggle sync folders, terminals, and batch renames daily, the shortcut-heavy workflow is the draw.